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Real Stories · October 30 · 1 hr 2 min

The Cardboard Train (Poverty Documentary)

Set in the sprawling urban capital of Buenos Aires, The Cardboard Train is an amazing story of Argentinian culture and the will to survive. This is a personal story of a young girl and her family adapting to their newly impoverished lives. Instead of commuting to the office, they travel by train as a community of 30,000 to scavenge cardboard from the street, to sell for a few coins. Despite an existence controlled by mafia, the narrative is honest and focuses on their aspirations and everyday life. Uploaded 15-12-16 Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIu Follow us on Twitter for more - https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocs Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannel Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Content licensed from TVF International. Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com Produced by AC Productions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Set in the sprawling urban capital of Buenos Aires, The Cardboard Train is an amazing story of Argentinian culture and the will to survive. This is a personal story of a young girl and her family adapting to their newly impoverished lives. Instead of commuting to the office, they travel by train as a community of 30,000 to scavenge cardboard from the street, to sell for a few coins. Despite an existence controlled by mafia, the narrative is honest and focuses on their aspirations and everyday life.

Uploaded 15-12-16

Want to watch more full-length Documentaries?
Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIu

Follow us on Twitter for more - https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocs
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Content licensed from TVF International. Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com

Produced by AC Productions



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